September 18, 2018 Ex-Louisiana cadet accused of blackmailing former Army co-worker with lewd photos, police say A former Louisiana State Police Department cadet was arrested after he tried to blackmail a former Army coworker by forwarding lewd photographs to the victim's employer, police said.
September 17, 2018 Cat in New Orleans blamed for cutting power to thousands of people A cat in Louisiana cut power to more than a reported 7,500 people early Monday when it snuck its way into a substation and caused an outage.
September 16, 2018 'Go back to Mexico' remark leads to hate crimes charge A south Louisiana man has been booked on hate crimes charges after police say he told woman in a store to "go back to Mexico" and then attacked her parents.
September 15, 2018 Man arrested in Louisiana cold case murder of wife 7 years ago A man accused of killing his wife seven years ago was arrested in a cold case that has haunted authorities for years, Louisiana deputies said.
September 12, 2018 Louisiana woman stops man trying to rape her by biting his genitals, police say A Louisiana woman stopped a knife-wielding man who was attempting to rape her by biting his genitals, police said.
September 10, 2018 Students ordered to spray paint over name of Christ on football field Two Benton High School students were ordered to remove a logo from the football field end zones because it included Christian references.
September 9, 2018 Woman kills husband at Walmart in front of 3 children, cops say A woman met her estranged husband at a Louisiana Walmart and then shot him dead in the presence of their three children, police said Saturday.
September 5, 2018 Gordon makes landfall, child in mobile home storm’s first fatality Powerful winds from Tropical Storm Gordon have begun lashing the coast of Alabama and western Florida panhandle as the storm is expected to make landfall and strike parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday night and potentially turn into a hurricane before then, officials said.
September 5, 2018 Many vacationers to ride out Gordon despite deadly 2017 hurricane season State leaders are urging locals and tourists not to take Gordon lightly – after the harrowing 2017 hurricane season.
September 4, 2018 Tropical Storm Gordon threatens Gulf Coast, hurricane warning in place Tropical Storm Gordon continued to gain strength Tuesday morning and is expected to become a hurricane by the time it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast, including coastal Mississippi -- just as the hurricane season reaches its peak period.